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@vinceecniv vinceecniv released this 15 Aug 07:59
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🍎 Vito now runs on macOS

Universal build (Apple Silicon and Intel), macOS 11 or newer. Vito lives in the menu bar, not the Dock.

Everything the other platforms do is there: global hotkeys with push-to-talk, paste/type/clipboard injection, notifications, launch at login, microphone level control and media ducking while you dictate.

The first launch takes a moment of ceremony. The build is signed, but with a self-issued certificate rather than an Apple Developer ID, and it is not notarised. Double-clicking a freshly downloaded copy shows "Vito cannot be opened": use right-click → Open, and if macOS still refuses — it does on recent versions — go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and press Open Anyway under the message about Vito. You only do this once.

Finder also shows a small ⌛ next to Vito's name. That is macOS reporting the app has not been through notarisation — not something still copying, and not something that approving the app clears. It is cosmetic; Vito runs perfectly well.

Then grant two permissions in System Settings → Privacy & Security:

Permission Needed for
Microphone recording your voice
Accessibility the global hotkey, and pasting into other apps

🐛 Fixes for everyone

  • The achievement chime never played, on any platform. The file's length fields were zero and the audio behind them was pure silence — playback reported success, so nothing ever surfaced it. Regenerated, and every embedded sound is now checked for actual signal.
  • A failed AI cleanup is now audible. The "done" chime plays when recording stops, before cleanup runs, so a failed pass used to arrive as unpolished text with no signal at all. A distinct warning sound follows, and the notification says what happened.
  • The welcome card, the privacy note and the cost note each listed only some of the providers Vito supports.

Install

  • Windows — Vito-Setup-2026.8.exe (per-user, no admin).
  • macOS — Vito-2026.8.dmg — drag Vito to Applications, then follow the first-launch steps above.
  • Linux — Vito-2026.8-x86_64.AppImage — chmod +x and run.

Checksums (SHA-256)

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Free, open-source, bring-your-own-key — no subscription. Setup guides at vito.talk.

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